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charge or fee
rate(noun)a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
"they traveled at a rate of 55 miles per hour"; "the rate of change was faster than expected"
rate, charge per unit(noun)amount of a charge or payment relative to some basis
"a 10-minute phone call at that rate would cost $5"
pace, rate(noun)the relative speed of progress or change
"he lived at a fast pace"; "he works at a great rate"; "the pace of events accelerated"
rate(verb)a quantity or amount or measure considered as a proportion of another quantity or amount or measure
"the literacy rate"; "the retention rate"; "the dropout rate"
rate, rank, range, order, grade, place(verb)assign a rank or rating to
"how would you rank these students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide"
rate(verb)be worthy of or have a certain rating
"This bond rates highly"
rate, value(verb)estimate the value of
"How would you rate his chances to become President?"; "Gold was rated highly among the Romans"
to be or make worthy of (as a reward or punishment)how does a summer intern rate a new computer when I've been told to make do with this clunker?
to make an approximate or tentative judgment regardingnowadays most motorists would probably rate their cell phone as an "essential" piece of electronic equipment
to take or have a certain position within a group arranged in vertical classesa restaurant that consistently rates high in all the standard categories
to think of in a particular wayI would rate her my best friend; after all, she's always been there when I needed her
to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failingsa tyrannical father who usually spent most of dinnertime rating his children on their alleged multitude of failings
degree of excellencenot being of the first rate, these apples are usually sold as food for livestock
the relationship in quantity, amount, or size between two or more thingsthe exchange rate was 10 pesos to the dollar when we visited Mexico
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